UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2006
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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001-08703
(Commission
File Number)
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33-0956711
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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20511 Lake Forest Drive, Lake Forest, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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92630
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 672-7000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Since July 2003, Western Digital Corporation, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Western
Digital (Fremont), Inc., has leased facilities in Fremont, California, pursuant to a Single Tenant
Industrial Lease Agreement (previously included
as Exhibit 10.23 to Western Digital’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 23, 2003). The facilities consist of approximately 189,000 square
feet of clean room, laboratory and office space, and are used by Western Digital for head wafer
fabrication and research and development. In connection with Western Digital’s purchase of the
underlying property on March 31, 2006, the lease terminated by operation of law on such date. A
copy of the press release announcing the purchase of the real property in Fremont, California is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on April 5, 2006, announcing the purchase
of real property in Fremont, California.